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cr@ciaranryan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Re: Reform using polling as a persuasion tactic www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Investigations launched into polling firm at centre of Reform UK allegations

British Polling Council and Market Research Society announce inquiries into JL Partners, which has been accused of breaking transparency rules

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cr@ciaranryan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"Predictions create and then cover up injustice" - @carissaveliz.bsky.social .bsky.social Reminds me of the role of polling in shaping Brexit - many of the polling companies owned / funded by Brexit supporters - billionaire Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft etc. www.ted.com/talks/cariss...

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.

Library of Congress@librarycongress.bsky.social · 4w ago

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
Gil Durán@gilduran.com · 2mo ago

If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future. The @theguardian.com just published an amazing piece about my book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy." Coming August 18! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

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Lloyd Shepherd@lloydshepherd.com · 2mo ago

I was wondering why AI-generated flyers like the one that just landed on my doorstep are so unsettling. And I think it’s because none of the humans depicted are looking into another human’s eyes. They’re just gazing into a middle e-distance waiting for instruction.

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Paul Murphy TD@paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 2mo ago

Nobody wants a future where the majority of the internet and 'creative content' is AI slop. That's the future unless we collectively pull the brake on generative AI. This isn't a runaway train. The narrative of inevitability is propagated by Big Tech to try and profit off pushing AI at us.

Tom O'Brien@fromalpha2omega.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I will giving a talk on 'Variety and Planning' for INDEP as part of their Stafford Beer Centennial Series on 28th July @ 6pm UTC. Register below - hope to see you there! Tom

INDEP online Event with Tom O’Brien - Variety and Planning

This event is part of the INDEPxMetaphorum Online Talk Series for Stafford Beer’s Centennial. This event will take place in English. To participate, please register here. This talk will analyse the…

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cr@ciaranryan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I believe Lucy Mangan's Guardian review of the C4 Gary Stevenson documentary is wrong. It is worth watching. In my opinion: 1) Stevenson is an "appealing presenter". 2) Stevenson is not "floundering" in the interviews. He's letting the interviewees have their say. 3)...